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How to Add Value to Your New Home

Designing your new home is exciting, and at the forefront of most people’s minds is ensuring the finished product is functional and looks amazing. Making sure your home will be suitable for your family now and into the future is important, but it is also worth keeping in mind the future resale potential of the property also if you’...

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Make Your New Home A Sustainable Home

We’ve all heard the term ‘sustainable living’, but what is it and why is it so important? Well, sustainable living is simply living with the intention of minimising your carbon footprint, and the best way to do this is to ensure that the place where you spend most of your time, your home, is as eco-friendly as possible. With ...

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Luxury Home Design Trends 2024

Every year brings new trends when it comes to home design, and this year is no different. Listed below are the most popular trends that are currently taking over when it comes to your new home’s interior. Timber flooring Flooring is one of the biggest ways to make a statement in your home, and there are so many options ...

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Getting Into A New Home Sooner With The Right House And Land Package

House and Land Packages are one of the easiest, and most affordable ways to get into the property market, especially if you are a first home buyer. House and Land Packages are created when a developer asks a builder to provide house designs for particular blocks of land, the house and land are then packaged and ready to purchase. There ...

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Why A Single Storey Home Is The Best Choice For You?

We hear a lot about why double storey homes are so good, but there are some major benefits to single storey living too. With the trend for urban living and smaller blocks, most people are opting to build up to maximise living space; but just because that’s the new norm, it doesn’t mean it’s right for you. ...

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Which house floor plan best suits your lifestyle?

Whether you’re a bachelor, happy couple, married with children or have a baby on the way, looking to downsize, ready for something bigger or want the ultimate entertainer’s paradise, we have the right floor plans to suit every lifestyle. So where should we start? Floor Plans for a family Do you have a growing family, want an abundance ...

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Single Storey Home Designs for Narrow Lots

Narrow Lot blocks are becoming more and more popular in Perth, providing the opportunity to affordably build a single storey home in Perth’s most sought-after locations. With a smaller land area it is tempting to look at two storey home designs to maximise your living area, however often this will lead to more expensive build costs, and often negates ...

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House and Land Packages Perth – Guide to finding the right package

House and Land Packages are designed to make finding your new home easy, but with all the options available when you search ‘house and land’, it can all become a bit off a maze. That’s why we’ve put together this simple guide to help you navigate through all the house and land packages online, and narrow down an ...

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Carpet, tiles or floorboards? Inside advice from your favourite Perth home builder

As a home builder with decades of experience, we have seen the good, the bad and the downright ugly when it comes to trends in flooring. Thankfully, here at Content Living, our modern home designs incorporate only the best in flooring choices, but whether you prefer the clean lines of tiles, the cosiness of carpet or the contemporary look of ...

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Preparing Your Home For Winter in 6 Simple Steps

Coming into the cooler months, our lifestyles and how we spend our days tend to change. Naturally, the change in season should also see some changes in our homes. The goal is to make your home inviting and warm, so you can comfortably spend more nights at home. We’ve compiled this list of 6 steps to help you get your ...

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Tips For Creating Your Ultimate Kitchen

When planning your new home, a modern kitchen is one area you should really make an effort to research. Taking the time now to decide exactly what you want can save you from having to make costly changes in the future. To create your ultimate kitchen, keen in mind that it is the heart of your home, and your family ...

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Tips for Creating the Ultimate Bathroom

When it comes time to choose a floor plan for your new home, the bathroom is one area that deserves a bit of extra research and attention. You want your bathroom to not just look amazing, but also to be functional too. Bathrooms play a big part in our everyday living, so one that doesn’t meet your needs can ...

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Tips For Adding A Touch Of Luxury To Your Family Home Design

Once you make the decision to build your own home, have found the perfect block of land, and a builder who can make your dream home a reality… What’s next? It’s time to think about a family home design that will suit your family and lifestyle, and it is a good idea to do your research before getting ...

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A Step By Step Guide to Building Your New Home

After making the decision to build your own home, working out what to do next can be hard. How do you make the vision you have for your new home into a reality? Where do you begin? This step by step guide will help you to navigate the building process with less stress. Step 1 – Paperwork and the approval process Thinking ...

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The Inclusions You Need In Your New Home

Planning and designing your new home is super exciting, but there is so much to consider that it is easy to become overwhelmed. If you want your home to stand out from the rest, and quality and luxury are on the top of your priorities, then the following list of inclusions is a great place to start when it comes ...

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Benefits of Picking a House and Land Package

There are so many advantages to choosing a house and land package, the biggest being that the whole process of building is simplified massively. No spending hours researching builders, or trying to find the perfect block of land for your needs. Buying a house and land package really does cut out a lot of the stress involved with building, and ...

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Enhancing curb appeal for a stand-out home

You should never judge a book by its cover, or so they say! The first thing we see will always give us our first impression, no matter what it is. So, if you want your home’s first impression to be a good one, make sure your enhancing curb appeal for a stand-out home. As a home builder, our top ...

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Display Home Villages – Perth Guide

You may be looking to buy your first or second home, upgrading, downsizing or maybe you’re looking for design inspiration. Whatever your goal, visiting a display village is a great way to start. Whether you’re north or south of the river, there’s more than likely a display village a short distance from your home or workplace. What ...

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How Much Does It Cost To Build A New Home In Perth?

If you are considering building a new home, then you definitely would have considered what your budget might be. Trying to work out how much money you’ll need isn’t easy, but knowing how the overall cost of a home is calculated is helpful. There are 4 elements that will make up the overall cost of your new build: The ...

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Landscaping your new home

As we all know, a new home is not complete without landscaping, so, when building has concluded, your next project will be to tackle the design and planting of your exterior spaces. So where do you start? The first thing to decide is who will manage your landscaping project? Can you manage it yourself or will you hire a professional ...

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Spotlight on Kitchen Features

The kitchen is known as the heart of the home and there is no doubt that people spend a considerable amount of time there; it is also true that a kitchen can make or break the sale of a house. The features you want in your kitchen will often influence your choice of house design, so it is important to ...

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How much does building a new home in Perth really cost?

When you are thinking about building your own Perth home, there is a lot to consider. The overall cost of your new home is obviously an important issue, and there are many variables that can affect this. So, how much does it cost to build a house in Perth. The cost of your block The very first thing to consider ...

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Things to Remember During the New Home Building Process

Deciding to build a new home is a big step, and for most people the whole home building process can seem a bit overwhelming. There are some things you can do that will make the experience run more seamlessly from start to finish, and although they may seem relatively simple, not doing them can cause major issues down the line. ...

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Ready to build in Perth? Check out these 6 great suburbs for your new home

The first thing you need to do on your home building journey is choose where you want to live. There are some great options available all across Perth, each with its own unique charms and features. These are the six best suburbs in Perth to build. They are some of the fastest-growing communities in our city. Each spot offers a ...

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Questions to Ask Yourself Before Building

Building your dream home is an exciting journey, but to help make sure that your building process is as seamless as possible, there are some questions you need to ask yourself first. Are your finances in order and are you in a stable position? Ensuring your finances are sorted before building and having a budget in mind is super important ...

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Glass or Tile Splashbacks?

Finding the right splashback and keeping it looking great! Aside from looking stylish, splashbacks play an important role in protecting the walls and areas around your cooking space. Splatters and spills are inevitable, so spashbacks are a necessary part of kitchen design, you wouldn’t cook without one! The most popular choices for a splashback are tiles or glass, and ...

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Protecting your home from Storm Damage

The cold, wet weather is well and truly upon us and being a Perth home builder, here at Content Living, we know the severe weather conditions that homeowners in Perth can face during winter. Although you can’t control the weather, there are steps you can take to prepare your home for Perth’s severe storms. Regular maintenance of roofing, ...

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Thinking Of Building An Investment Property? Avoid These Common Mistakes

If you have been considering building a property for investment over the last few years, but have held off because the conditions in the home loan and property industries haven’t been great, then this year might be time to finally take the next step. With interest rates at record lows, and being expected to fall further during 2020, Western Australian ...

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The Benefits of Knocking Down Your Old Home and Rebuilding

A growing number of homebuyers are knocking down their existing homes and replacing them with a new build, and when you look at all the benefits, it isn’t hard to understand why. There are many advantages to knocking down and building, the following are just some of them. Save time and money Building new is often cheaper than renovating ...

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Tips for Designing the Perfect Family Home

When designing your dream home there are many things you need to consider, and designing a home with family in mind has its own unique considerations. There are certain things that a family needs in a home to make it not only comfortable to live in now, but will also ensure that the home will grow with you into the ...

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How to Design a Luxury Home Exterior and Alfresco

A lot of thought goes into planning the design and build for your new home. Choosing the house plan and fixtures for the interior are major priorities, but there is also the exterior of the home to consider. You don’t want to end up with a home that is stylish and inviting on the inside but lacks personality and ...

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